We Must Outlast Ourselves :: A Reading of Robert Penn Warren’s Audubon

by Nate Pritts

“Tell me the name of the world.”

This is what Warren seeks through Audubon, his cipher. Audubon, the man of nature. Warren, the man of letters (note the astounding diversity of his work, his perseverance, intensity, & dedication: forget New Criticism & his strict hand). Two seekers. In search of.